Title: Albert Nobbs Director: Rodrigo Garcia (‘Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her,’ TV’s ‘In Treatment’) Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson (‘Kick-Ass,’ ‘Nowhere Boy’) and Janet McTeer (‘Tumbleweeds’) An actress remaining connected to a character she portrayed 30 years ago in a play that features a simplistic story is a rarity in Hollywood. But Glenn Close has done just that with her title role in her new film, ‘Albert Nobbs.’ Despite garnering mainstream attention in such films as ‘Fatal Attraction’ and ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ since she played Albert on stage, the Academy Award-nominated actress convincingly reentered the character’s mindset in the new drama. Viewers can also relate…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, for some of us. With the end of the year fast approaching, the awards nods are rolling in and this past week a big list was revealed – the Golden Globe nominations. Generally the right films snagged the honors – The Artist, The Descendants, The Help – but we did have a few upsets, namely the lack of Steven Spielberg’s name on the Best Director list for his work on War Horse. Brendan Meyer will certainly be having a very merry Christmas. The young actor was just cast as Stilson in Ender’s Game while Spike Lee turned to Clive Owen for…

Title: Restless Director: Gus Van Sant Starring: Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, Ryo Kase, Jane Adams, Schuyler Fisk Filmmaker Gus Van Sant, even at 59 years old, looks like the sort of guy who should be wearing jeans, a T-shirt and a hoodie. In face, body language and spirit, he retains a certain boyishness — perhaps in some small way infused, throughout the years, by his thematic preoccupation with unconventional romance and coming-of-age stories, and the idea of surrogate family. “Restless,” his latest effort behind the camera, and the first since Sean Penn scored a Best Actor Oscar for “Milk,” treads this same familiar ground, but to mostly pleasurable if still…

Title: Restless Directed By: Gus Van Sant Written By: Gus Van Sant Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Jane Adams, Schuyler Fisk, Lusia Fisk, Ryo Kase Screened at: Sony, NYC, 9/6/11 Opens: September 16, 2011 Gus Van Sant is perhaps best known for his “Good Will Hunting,” an uplifting tale of a genius who was abused as a boy, cannot think of leaving his South Boston childhood roots, and whose life is turned around by a therapist. Coming to terms with the blows that life often leaves is a theme that’s taken up again by the writer-director, but “Restless,” though warmly applauded at Cannes as “the kind of movie they don’t…

There are tons of movies that flood their way into theaters each and every year. Sometimes they just hit us in the right place of our hearts and others they just flat out kick us in the place where the sun don’t shine. As hilarious, frustrating, scary and dramatic as they can be to us, they’re one of the most loved forms of entertainment that we throw millions upon millions of dollars to watch every year for the pure cinematic joy of it all. Every day one of us from the ShockYa.com staff will be airing out what they think is the worst and best films released in the year…

A lot of first-time filmmakers play it safe, or trade in cutesy, emo-stamped, indie-friendly cliches, seeking to woo audiences (and critics) with witty and slightly canted takes on extraordinarily familiar material, and then trade on that to-scale success for a call-up to big-league, studio filmmaking. For his feature film debut, Spencer Susser did no such thing. Hesher, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a gonzo turn in the title role, and featuring engaging supporting performances by Natalie Portman, Piper Laurie and Rainn Wilson, is a weird little thing — a warped, seriocomic effort about a sociopathic burnout who intrudes on the life of a shy, gangly teenager who has just lost his mother….

Title: Jane Eyre Directed by: Cary Fukunaga Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender and Jamie Bell Considered ahead of its time when it was first released in London in 1847, “Jane Eyre” has become a classic novel for its social criticism of society, class order and gender disparity. While many movie directors have difficulty translating morality lessons of past generations to the big screen in a way that modern audiences can still relate to them, Cary Joji Fukunaga easily made the transition with his adaptation of ‘Jane Eyre.’ With the help of actors who effortlessly connected to their roles emotionally, Fukunaga was able to capture his characters’ desire to break free…

Title: The Kids Are All Right Directed By: Lisa Cholodenko Starring: Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson Unpretentious family dramas are hard to come by. Even with good intentions, a film depicting the cause and effect of choices made at home can often come across as preachy, condescending and sometimes, just flat out wrong. The Kids Are All Right is just the opposite of that. It begins with those good intentions and flawlessly makes due on them through incredibly natural performances that bring a genuinely sincere story to life. Jules and Nic (Julianne Moore and Annette Bening) are a married couple living with their two kids,…

Walt Disney Studios sent us this brand new movie clip from the upcoming film “Alice in Wonderland” by director Tim Burton (Frankenweenie) and starring Mia Wasikowska (Amelia, Defiance), Johnny Depp (Sin City 3, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Anne Hathaway (Bride Wars), Helena Bonham Carter (Terminator Salvation), Alan Rickman and Crispin Glover. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Synopsis: On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burrow – and enters the merry, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Memorable songs and whimsical escapades highlight Alice’s journey, which…

Take the Mad Hatter for a spin, and find out why the Cheshire Cat has his grin in this curious video game, uniquely designed for the Nintendo DS system and inspired by the new movie “Alice in Wonderland” by director Tim Burton (Frankenweenie) and starring Mia Wasikowska (Amelia, Defiance), Johnny Depp (Sin City 3, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Anne Hathaway (Bride Wars), Helena Bonham Carter (Terminator Salvation), Alan Rickman and Crispin Glover. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Synopsis: On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles…